Cornwall 2017

The morning sunrise from the lounge window. Shame the house to the right is in the way :( Went for a long and hilly walk to Pendennis Castle. Falmouth is still quite a commercial port given the size of some of the vessels in dock! Views from Pendennis head across the harbour were spectacular even with the poor weather. Zoom in and you can see the girl practising her Tai Chi by the sea. A visit to the castle itself. Geoff climbed to the topmost point to get a view back to the building built for the defence of the country at the early part of the 20th Century. Castle was a key post in Henry VIII times, during Napoleonic war and first and second world wars. Walk back along the sea front, Shame about the weather. An incredible succulent bush growing right next to the sea. Visibility was severely impaired by the weather too :) Went to The Chinz Symposium pub on the evening. The photos really can't do it justice ...

We got up early and headed to Taunton where we had blueberry porridge for breakfast.  Then on to Looe. Bought our first Cornish pasties...had to be done! Finally, we headed to Falmouth and found our accommodation.  It's lovely! Our local pub (The Boathouse) is lovely too... Then back home to eat and enjoy the evening view from the lounge Link to where we are staying  https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/12598869 , we love it, it's perfect

After an early start we stopped in Monmouth to grab our picnic and headed down the Wye Valley towards Tintern Abbey. We stopped just before at Brockweir and sat on a seat overlooking the river while eating our salads. Glastonbury next with a detour via Cheddar Gorge. Parked the car and decided to head up Jacob's ladder, 274 steps to the top of the cliffs followed by a walk along the top. Fantastic views over Cheddar, Cheddar reservoir and Glastonbury Tor.